Planning and Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

St. Lucie County
Tuesday, August 4, 2026Official site

The Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board approved two requests related to the Commerce Centre Drive North area, including a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment and a rezoning, both aimed at changing land use designations to conservation open space. Additionally, the board approved an amendment to the Verano South Planned Unit Development to update permitted and special exception uses.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning and Zoning Board
Meeting Type
Planning And Zoning Board
Location
Port St. Lucie, FL
Meeting Date
August 4, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

12 sections (from 14 segments)

0:46•Jim Norton

Good evening, everybody, and welcome to the City of Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board Meeting of Tuesday, August 4th, 2026. It is 6.01 p.m. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

1:07•Jim Norton

Here. Okay, we do have a quorum. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

1:26 – 2:05•Jim Norton

Okay. First item on the agenda is approval of the minutes. Minutes were sent out. I have a motion to approve. So moved. I have a motion to approve by Mr. Rosen. Seconded by Mr. Webb. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay, minutes, nothing on the consent. We have item seven, which is a public hearing, non-quadjudicial in nature. Excuse me. All right, we're going to open up the hearing and ask the staff planner to make the presentation.

6:19 – 6:36•Jim Norton

And the city is both the applicant as well, correct? Yes. Any questions from the board? Members of the board? No questions? Seeing no questions. This is a public hearing. Members of the public wish to speak on the item? Seeing none. Closed public hearing. And any further questions or questions?

6:47 – 7:08•Jim Norton

I'll second it. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay, we are on item eight, public hearing, quasi-judicial in nature, 8A and 8B are quasi-judicial in nature, and we'll ask our city attorney to outline the procedures.

7:53 – 8:07•Jim Norton

Okay. Thank you. Members of the board, please, from left to right, any ex parte communication? None. none, none, none, none, none. Uh, it's the public hearing. Open up the public hearing. Bethany.

17:21 – 17:36•Jim Norton

Any other questions, members of the board? The only question I have for you, Pete, is that you said that this use in this particular portion of the PUD, it was always intended from the original DRI to have this use.

18:11 – 18:36•Jim Norton

OK. Any other questions, members of the board? Any other questions for staff? OK, this is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, close the public hearing. Any final comments? Staff? Applicant? And if not, I'll entertain a motion. I WOULD PUT FORWARD A MOTION TO APPROVE P26-007.

18:38 – 18:57•Jim Norton

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE ARE ON ITEM 8B. ANY MEMBERS, ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION, LEFT OR RIGHT? PETE? EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE. NONE. NONE? NONE. NONE.

21:36•Jim Norton

Okay, thank you. And the applicant is also the city? The city. Any questions? And again, this is just a companion item to the previous item 7a?

21:50•Jim Norton

Okay. This is a public hearing. Any members of the public wish to speak on this item? Seeing none, close the public hearing. And we'll turn it over to the board for a motion and discussion.

22:06 – 22:40•Jim Norton

I'll second it. You have a motion to second. Any discussion? Seeing none, I'll call the question. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay. We are on item nine. Any new business, Mary? No, sir. Okay. Any old business? No, sir. Okay. This is a public hearing. Any public wish to be heard? Everyone has three minutes to speak. Seeing none, close the public at that item. Anything else, members? I think we're adjourned. Thank you. Have a good night.

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